SP3-108 Created templated derived classes for events to accommodate for automatic type sending ability

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEvent.h

@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ namespace SHADE
 	struct SHEvent
 	{
 		SHEventIdentifier type;
-		SHEventDataPtr dataPtr;
 		SHEventHandle handle;
 	};
+
+	template<typename T>
+	struct SHEventSpec : SHEvent
+	{
+		SHEventSpec(SHEventIdentifier t, SHEventHandle e, T* dp)
+			:SHEvent{ t, e }, data{ dp } {}
+
+		std::shared_ptr<const T> data;
+	};
+	
+	using SHEventPtr = std::shared_ptr<SHEvent>;
 }

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEventDefines.h

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 typedef uint32_t SHEventIdentifier;
 typedef uint32_t SHEventHandle;
-typedef void* SHEventDataPtr;
 
 //Add your event identifiers here:
 constexpr SHEventIdentifier SH_EXAMPLE_EVENT{0};

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEventManager.cpp

@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 namespace SHADE
 {
 	std::unordered_map<SHEventIdentifier, ResponseVec> SHEventManager::packageReceiverRegistry;
-	std::unordered_map<SHEventHandle, SHEventDataPtr> SHEventManager::dataEventMap;
 
 	SHEventHandle SHEventManager::handleCounter{ 0 };
 	
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
 	 * \brief		Receives event from the listeners.
 	****************************************************************************/
-	void SHEventManager::CatchEvent(SHEvent event)
+	void SHEventManager::CatchEvent(SHEventPtr event)
 	{
 
 		// Do something with the event
@@ -46,21 +45,16 @@ namespace SHADE
 	}
 
 	template<typename T>
-	T* SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent(T data, SHEventIdentifier eventType)
+	void SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent(T data, SHEventIdentifier eventType)
 	{
-		SHEventDataPtr ptr = new std::byte[sizeof(data)];
-
-		std::memcpy(ptr, &data, sizeof(data));
+		std::shared_ptr<const T> data = std::make_shared<T>(data);
 
 		CatchEvent(
-		{
-				eventType,
-				ptr,
-				handleCounter++
-			}
+			reinterpret_cast<SHEventPtr>
+				(
+					std::make_shared<SHEventSpec<T>>(eventType, handleCounter++, data)
+				)
 		);
-
-		return reinterpret_cast<T*>(ptr);
 	}
 
 	/****************************************************************************
@@ -90,9 +84,9 @@ namespace SHADE
 	 * \brief		Broadcast event to all receivers that are subscribed to this
 	 *					listener.
 	****************************************************************************/
-	void SHEventManager::Broadcast(SHEvent const& event)
+	void SHEventManager::Broadcast(SHEventPtr event)
 	{
-		ResponseVec& receivers{ packageReceiverRegistry[event.type] };
+		ResponseVec& receivers{ packageReceiverRegistry[event->type] };
 		for (auto& receiver : receivers)
 		{
 			receiver->Receive(event);

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEventManager.h

@@ -24,11 +24,16 @@
 		3. When ready to send the event, call
 			 SHEventManager::BroadcastEvent<ExampleClass>(exampleClass, EVENT_IDENTIFIER);
 
+		NOTE: If your custom struct to contain data requires a deep copy, please
+					overload the assignment operator accordingly. It is fine to send
+					a single object of a basic type such as int/float.
+
 		Headers required: SHEventManager.h
 
 	On Receiver side:
 		1. Create a function with the signature:
-			 SHEventHandle FunctionName(SHEvent);
+			 SHEventHandle FunctionName(SHEventPtr);
+			 
 		2. In the init function of the class, copy the below in and replace the
 			 necessary:
 
@@ -42,8 +47,12 @@
 
 		3. Note: The EventIdentifier should match all that is defined in
 			 SHEventDefines.h so check there. When the receiver catches the event, it
-			 needs to know the struct that the broadcaster is using to cast the void*
-			 properly.
+			 needs to know the struct that the broadcaster is using to cast the event
+			 ptr as such:
+
+			 reinterpret_cast<std::shared_ptr<SHEventSpec<CustomClass>>>(event)
+
+		4. Inside the new ptr should be a shared pointer of const CustomClass type.
 
 		Headers required: SHEventManager.h, SHEventReceiver.h
 
@@ -52,13 +61,13 @@
 
 namespace SHADE
 {
-	using ResponseFunction = std::function<SHEventHandle(SHEvent)>;
+	//using ResponseFunction = std::function<SHEventHandle(SHEventPtr)>;
 	using ReceiverPtr = std::shared_ptr<SHEventReceiver>;
 	using ResponseVec = std::vector<ReceiverPtr>;
-	using StaticResponseVec = std::vector<ResponseFunction>;
 
 	using EventManagerListener = std::function<void(SHEvent)>;
 
+
 	class SHEventManager
 	{
 	public:
@@ -69,7 +78,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 
 		 * \brief		Receives event from the listeners.
 		****************************************************************************/
-		static void CatchEvent(SHEvent);
+		static void CatchEvent(SHEventPtr);
 
 		/****************************************************************************
 		 * \param   ResponseFunction - function pointer from receiver to be passed
@@ -83,13 +92,12 @@ namespace SHADE
 		static void SubscribeTo(SHEventIdentifier, ReceiverPtr);
 
 		template<typename T>
-		static T* BroadcastEvent(T data, SHEventIdentifier eventType);
+		static void BroadcastEvent(T data, SHEventIdentifier eventType);
 
 	private:
 
 		// Registry for broadcasters and subscribers
 		static std::unordered_map<SHEventIdentifier,	ResponseVec> packageReceiverRegistry;
-		static std::unordered_map<SHEventHandle, SHEventDataPtr> dataEventMap;
 
 		static SHEventHandle handleCounter;
 
@@ -100,7 +108,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 		 * \brief		Broadcast event to all receivers that are subscribed to this
 		 *					listener.
 		****************************************************************************/
-		static void Broadcast(SHEvent const&);
+		static void Broadcast(SHEventPtr event);
 
 		/****************************************************************************
 		 * \param   ReceiverPtr - Pointer to receiver

SHADE_Engine/src/Events/SHEventReceiver.h

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ namespace SHADE
 	{
 	private:
 	public:
-		virtual void Receive(SHEvent) = 0;
+		virtual void Receive(SHEventPtr) = 0;
 	};
 
 	template<typename T>
@@ -16,16 +16,16 @@ namespace SHADE
 	{
 	private:
 		T* object;
-		SHEventHandle(T::*callback)(SHEvent);
+		SHEventHandle(T::*callback)(SHEventPtr);
 
 	public:
-		SHEventReceiverSpec(T* obj, void(T::* cb)(SHEventDataPtr))
+		SHEventReceiverSpec(T* obj, void(T::* cb)(SHEventPtr))
 			:SHEventReceiver(), object{ obj }, callback{ cb }
 		{
 
 		}
 
-		void Receive(SHEvent evt) override
+		void Receive(SHEventPtr evt) override
 		{
 			(object->*callback)(evt);
 		}